In 1801 the population of Ireland was 5,319,000; in 1841, 8,221,000, and in 1881, 5,159,000 — less by nearly a quarter of a million than in 1801. These figures in themselves tell a terrible story.
Ireland.– The number of inhabitants in Ireland is estimated at 6,846,949, and the number of Irish acres at 6,809,709; so that there is more than one individual to an acre. In England, the number of English […]
The New York American has been favored with the following extract of a letter from Greenock, addressed to a gentleman in New York. It gives a frightful, but, we trust, an exaggerated picture of misery:– “I […]
The late discussion in the British Parliament, on the condition of Ireland, in reference to the Tithe System, has brought forth some detailed statements of the real nature and pressure of that system upon the people […]
